Hat-pouncing machine



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G. R. CLARKE.

HAT POUNGING MACHINE.

No. 556,400. A Patented Mar. 1'7, 1896 WITNESSES: V INVENTOR 'fi z/M 6%%flz3/M@#/, A W4 ANDREW BUIAHAM. PHOTO-LITHQWASHIN MON. 0 c

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G. R. CLARKE.

HAT POUNOING MACHINE.

Patented Mar. 17, 1896.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE R. CLARKE, OF MONTELL, TEXAS.

HAT-POUNCING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 556,400, dated March17, 1896.

Application filed August 8, 1894. Renewed July 20, 1895. Serial No.556,628. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE R. CLARKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Montell, in the county of Uvalde and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Pounoin g Machines,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the class of machines employed in pouncing felthats, and the object of the invention is to provide a machine which willautomatically pounce the hat-body whatever maybe its contour, meansbeing provided for setting the pouncer or pouncing-roll to bearuniformly on all parts ofthe convex surface to be pounced. v

The invention will be hereinafter fully described with reference to theaccompanying drawings and its novel features carefully defined in theclaims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of a machine embodying myinvention, and Fig. 1 is a detached view showing the belt shifting leverin a position different from that seen in Fig. 1. Fig. 2 is a side viewof the machine, the right-hand side being represented. Fig. 3 is a planof the machine. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section at line :0 in Fig. 4..Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the machine,

'taken in the plane indicated by line 00 x in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is aplan view of the wheel 28 detached. Figs. 5, 5, and 5" are detail viewson a larger scale than the principal views, illustrating theconstruction of the pouncer or pouncing-roll.

1 designates the frame of the machine, here represented as a hollowpillar of cast-iron.

2 is the driving-shaft, rotatively mounted in bearings on the base ofthe pillar and bearing a tight pulley 3 and loose pulley 3 Mountedrotatively on the top of the pillar (at 4 in Fig. 4) is the carrier 5for the hatblock and hat to be pounced. This carrier is capable ofoscillating to and fro about a vertical axis through aquarter-rotation,or ninety degrees, and has a pendent tubular shaft 5The axis of the tubular head of the carrier 5 is at right angles to theaxis of the shaft 5 and as here shown the former is horizontal and thelatter vertical. Rotatively mounted in the carrier is the shaft 6, whichcarries the hat-block 7 and the hat thereon. This shaft 6 is tubular andcarries a clutch 8 to hold the block and a hand-wheel and screw 9 foroperating the clutch. In Fig. 4 the clutch is shown and the hat-blockomitted. I need notdescribe this clutch further than to say that it hasthree jaws with arms looselyhinged at their inner ends to a collar on ashaft or spindle 9 fixed in and forming a continuation of the screw 9,and that when the screw 9 is drawn back the jaws of the clutch arecaused to clamp on a pin in the hat-block, the clamping being producedby inclines on the arms of the jaws, which play through apertures in aclutch-plate 8 The shaft 6, called the block-shaft, is rotated throughthe medium of a bevel gearwheel 10 on said shaft, which gears with abevel-pinion 11, fixed on the upper end of a shaft 12, rotativelymounted in the axis of the carrier-shaft 5 and extending down to thebottom of the pillar or frame, where it has a step-bearing. The shaft 12is driven from a counter-shaft 13 in the base of the pillar through themedium of miter-gears 14, and the counter-shaft is driven from the mainshaft 2 through the medium of gearwheels 15 and 16 on the respectiveshafts.

Preliminary to the further description of the construction I will saythatwhile the block-shaft (i, with the block and hat, is rotating thecarrier. 5 turns slowly about its vertical axis through a quarter of arotation, carrying the hat under a rotating pouncing roll or head, whichthus traverses the surface of the hat-body from the center of the crownto the band. This pouncing-roll is carried in a hinged frame and theroll is moved in and out to conform to the position and contour of thehat-body through the medium of a cam-plate 011 the carrier 5 andintermediate mechanism to be'described.

17 is the frame which carries the pouncingroll 18. The frame 17 hashinge-bearings below at 17 Fig. 1, on the main shaft 2. At its upper endis mounted a counter-shaft 19, which is driven from a pulley 20 on themain shaft through the medium of a belt 21 and a pulley 22 on thecounter-shaft 19. The

pouncing-roll 18 is secured to an obliquelyarranged shaft 18 mounted inbearings on the frame 17 above the counter-shaft 19, Fig. 1, and carriesa beveled friction-pinion 18 driven by a friction-wheel 23 on thecounter-shaft 1.). A weight 17 on an arm on the frame 17 supplies theyielding pressure which tends to keep the pouncing-roll pressed up tothe hat on the block.

Pivoted in the frame 17 by means of pivotbearings at 24% is aguiding-lever 24, the upper end of which bears on the surface of the haton the block, and the lower end of which is provided with a set-screw24, which bears on a cone 25. This cone is fixed on a cross shaft or bar25 mounted in the frame and adapted to slide endwise to a limitedextent. This shaft is moved in one. direction by means of a spiralspring 25 and in the other direction by a device best seen in Figs. 1and On the lower end of an upright rockshaft 26, mounted on the frame,is secured an arm 26 carryinga roller 26*, which bears on the face of adisk or plate 25 on the shaft 25 and on the upper end of said shaft 26is secured an arm bearing a roller 26, which bears on a cam 27, fixed onthe carrier 5 and moving therewith. This cam will have a form suited tothe style or contour of the body of the hat on the block, and as thecarrier turns slowly around the cam 27 and spring will move the cone 25under the set-screw in the lever 24. in such a manner as to swing theframe 17, and with it the pouncing-roll, and cause the latter to followthat contour of the hat which would be seen in a sectional plane passingdown longitudinally through the axis of the hat-body. The movement ofthe frame 17 is effected by the guiding-lever 24., which bears on thehat at its upper end. lVhen the larger part of the cone 25 is pushedunder the lever, the fulcrum is on the hat and the frame 17 is pushedoutwardly,carrying the pouncing-roll with it. On the other hand, thelever 24 serves to adapt the pouncing-roll to the elliptical contour ofthe hat-body, Fig. seen in a crosssection of the same; In this case thecone 25 becomes the fulcrum and the frame 17 is pushed outwardly by thehigher part of the hat-body passing under the upper end of the lover.The end of the lever which bears on the hat may be padded or cushioned,if this be found necessary to prevent. injury to the hat.

I will now describe the mechanism which slowly rotates the carrier 5through a quarter of a rotation, referring especially to Fig. 4.

Mounted loosely and rotatively on the shaft 12, between the miter-gear14 thereon and the lower flanged end of the hollow shaft 5 is aspur-wheel 28, which gears with a pinion 29, fixed on the upper end of along wheel-boss rotatable 011 a spindle on the frame, and fixed on thelower end of the said wheel-boss or sleeve is a spur-wheel 31, whichgears with a pinion 32, rotatively mounted on the shaft 12. The pinion32 is rigidly connected to or integral with a spur-wheel 33, and thisspurwheel gears with a pinion 34,, mounted rotatively in a frame 35,adapted to turn or rotate about the shaft 12 as an axis. The pinion 31is integral with a spur-wheel 36, which gears with a pinion 37, fixed onthe shaft 12, and is integral also with a pinion 34 which gears with aspur-wheel 33 fixed in or to a part of the frame of the machine. Thiswheel 33 forms a step-bearing for the shaft 1.2.

The gearing just described being of a differential character, I willgive the number of teeth which I prefer to employ in the several wheelsas a guide in constructing the machine.

Wheel 28 has sixty teeth, wheel 29 has fifteen teeth, wheel 31 has fiftyteeth, wheel 32 has twenty-five teeth, wheel 33 has thirtythree teeth,wheel 33 has thirty-two teeth, wheel 36 has thirty-two teeth, wheel 34has sixteen teeth, and wheels 34. and 37 have each sixteen teeth. Thepinion 37drives the wheel 36, which causes the frame to rotate about itsaxis owing to the pinion 34 revolving about the fixed wheel 33 but asthe wheel 33 has one more tooth than the wheel 33 the wheel 33 will bedriven slowly and will drive the wheel 28 through the wheels 29, 31, and32. In order that the wheel 28 may drive the shaft 5 of the carrier 5, Iprovide a locking rod or bolt 38, mounted to slide vertically in guidesin the flanges on the shaft 5 the lower end of said bolt being adaptedto engage one of four holes or sockets 28 in the wheel 28, Figs. 3, at,and 4. The upper end of the bolt is coupled to one arm of a lever 39,Figs. 2 and 4, fulcrumed on a rigid operating-arm 40 on the carrier 5.The bolt may have on it a spring 38 to shoot it at the proper time.

I will now describe the means for shifting the driving-belt 3 to thetight pulley 3 and the means for automatically shifting said belt to theloose pulley 3 andthus stopping the machine when the pouncing operationis finished.

Mounted to slide longitudinally in bearings at the base of the frame isa belt-shifter a1,

havingan eye 41 at its extremity, through which the belt 3 plays, andcoupled at its lower end to this sliding shifter by a collar 41 and link42 is a shifting-lever 42, Figs. 1 and 1, fulcrumed on the frame 1. Fig.1 shows the parts as they appear when the belt is on the loose pulleyand the machine at rest. By pushing the upper end of the lever l2 overto the left (in Fig. 1) the belt 3 will be shifted onto the tight pulleyand a strong spring 41." on the shifter tl will be compressed. To holdthe lever in this position against the tension of the spring I employ atoggle device 43, the two links of which are pivoted one to the leverand the other to the main frame. \Vhen the shifting-lever is pushed overto the left, the toggle will assume the position seen in Fig. 1, and asthe three pivotal points will then be in line the lever will be held. Onone of the links is an arm tB which now stands upright and at rightangles with the link. If this arm be pushed over to the right,

(in Fig. 1 the toggle will be broken and the spring 41 will instantlyshift the belt over onto the loose pulley and stop the machine.

Means are provided for effecting the shift:

ing of the lever 42 and the release of the toggle 43 by the rotation ofthe carrier 5. This consists of two studs 44 and 45, (see Fig. 3,) whichproject out laterally from the base of the carrier 5. The stud 44engages the end of the lever 42 and shifts the belt onto the tightpulley when the operator sets the carrier around to its operativeposition, and the stud 45 strikes and trips the toggle when the carriershall have reached about the end of its travel.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The block with the hat uponit is secured to the block-shaft 6 by the clutch 8 and drawn up firmlyto the chuck-plate 8 by the screw 9. In doing this the frame 17,carrying the pouncing-roll, is pushed back out of the way. The partswill then stand as in the drawings. The operator now grasps theoperating-arm 40, depressing the lever 39 so as to withdraw the bolt 38and free the carrier from the wheel 28, and swings the carrier arounduntil the bolt engages the next socket 28 in the wheel 28 This willbring the tip or crown of the hat under the pouncing-roll. In doing thisthe stud 44 engages the lever 42 and moves it over in such a manner asto shift the belt 3 onto the tight pulley and to compress the spring onthe shifter. The toggle 43 will also be set, as in Fig. 1, so as to holdthe lever. The machine is now in motion, the pouncingroll and hat rotateaxially and the hat swings round slowly about the axis of the carrierback to its first positions, the pouncing-roll passing thus over thesurface of the hat from the tip to the band. When the parts return totheir first position the pin or stud 45 strikes the upright arm of thetoggle, releases the lever 42, and allows the spring 41 to instantlyshift the belt and stop the machine.

I will now explain the preferred construction of the pouncing roll orhead 18, with especial reference to Figs. 5, 5, and 5. In substance,this is a hollow roll with a removable sheet of sandpaper or the likewrapped about it, the ends of the strip of paper being tucked into aslot in the face of the roll and secured by a grip inside of the latter.Fig. 5 is an end view of the roll, showing the'grip open, and Fig. 5 isa similar view showing the grip closed. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal axialsection of the roll. The shaft 18 has on its extremity an end plate 18,and the hollow roll 18 is open at its outer end and has a long internalboss and a longitudinal slot 18 in its rim. The plate 18 is furnishedwith a pin To open the clamp and at the same time bring the slot 18opposite to the clamp, as in Fig. 5, there is a pin 18, projecting fromthe inner face of the closed end of the roll 18 and arranged to engageand open the jaw 18 when the roll is rotated about the shaft in thedirection of the arrow in Fig.5. hen the ends of the sandpaper areproperly inserted in the clamp, the spring 18 is allowed to close theclamp and rotate the roll 18 to the position seen in Fig. 5. The papermay be readily removed when worn out and replaced by a fresh sheet.

The pouneingroll rotates in the same direction as the hat on the block,and it is set obliquely to the axis of the hat and block in order toprevent the sandpaper at the ends of the roll from coming in contactwith the convex surface of the hat and marking it.

The form of the guiding-lever 24 is indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2.The purpose of the set-screw-24 in this lever is to adjust thepouncing-roll accurately to the surface of the hat.

The cam 27, which serves to adjust the pouncing-roll to the surface ofthe hat during the movement of the carrier 5, may be readilychanged-that is, cams of different forms may be employed to suit hats ofdifferent forms and styles.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. In a machine forpouncing hats, the. combination with a frame, a carrier mountedrotatively thereon, a block-shaft mounted rotatively in the carrier andtransversely of the carrier axis, mechanism for rotating the block-shaftand carrier, a block-clutch carried by the block-shaft and a hat-block,of a hinged and Weighted swing-frame 17, apouncing-roll mountedrotatively in said frame in position to operate on a hat on the block,mechanism for rotating the pouncing-roll, a cam 27, mounted on thecarrier, a guidinglever 24, mounted in the frame 17 and its upper endadapted to bear on the hat, and means intermediate the lever 24 and thecam 27, for actuating the said lever, whereby the pouncing-roll is keptin proper contact with the hat in all its movements.

2. In a machine for pouncing hats, the combination with the frame, thecarrier 5 mounted to rotate on said frame, the block-shaft, clutch andblock mounted on the carrier, mechanism for rotating the carrier andblockshaft, the swing-frame, the pouncer carried by said frame andadapted to operate on the hat on the block, and the guiding-leverpivotally mounted in the swing-frame with its upper end supported on thehat on the block, of the sliding bar 25 mounted in the swingframe, thecone 25 on said bar arranged under the lower end of the guiding-lever,the upright rock-shaft 26, provided with arms at its ends bearingrollers 25 and 25, a cam 27 on the carrier 5, on which the roller 25bears,

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and a plate 25 on the bar 25 on which the roller 25 bears, substantiallyas set forth.

3. In a machine for pouncin g hats, the combination with the frame, thecarrier 5 mounted rotatively thereon, the main shaft provided with tightand loose pulleys, and mechanism intermediate the shaft and carrierwhereby the former drives the latter, of the belt-shifter 41 and itsspring, the shifting-lever 4.2, coupled at its lower end to thebeltshifter, the toggle 43, which couples the upper end of the lever 42tothe frame, said toggle being provided with an arm 43 the pin, 44, inthe carrier adapted to engage the shifting-lever, and the pin 4.5, inthe carrier adapted to engage the arm on the toggle, substantially asset forth.

4. In a machine for pouncin g hats, the combination with the frame, thecarrier 5, mounted rotatively on the frame and having a hollow shaft 5the bolt 38, mounted in the carrier-shaft, the operating-arm 4-0, on theoarrier, the bolt-operating lever 39, mounted on the arm 40, the wheel28, mounted looselyin the shaft 5 and provided with sockets 28 toreceive the bolt, 38, the driving-shaft, and

actuating mechanism intermediate the said shaft and the Wheel 28,substantially as set forth.

5. The combination with the shaft 18 having a fixed end plate 18*,provided with a pin 18, and a hinge-pin 18, both parallel with theshaft, of the jaw 18 hinged on the pin GEORGE R. CLARKE.

\Vitnesses:

JABEZ AMSBURY, JosEPH E. PLAT'r.

